set someone up for something



set someone up (for something)

tv. to set the scene for something to happen to someone. His buddies set him up for the gag—which ended up injuring two of them severely. Who set me up for this anyway?
See also: set, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Leofstan-Anglo-Saxon
QuannaKWAH-nəAfrican American (Rare)
JannickeYAHN-nik-ke (Swedish)Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
Mandica-Croatian
SmithSMITHEnglish
GracjaGRATS-yahPolish